The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a huge area of ocean where hundreds of millions of tons of plastic garbage floats, brought there by a swirling ocean current. Much of the waste comes from single use items like plastic bags, straws, and...

Heading footballs and other accidental head impacts that occur while playing football ‘change blood patterns in the brain,’ according to a new study in the journal Brain Injury.

The "cash for clunkers" program was a limited federal government program in the U.S. that gave people credits to trade in their old, gas guzzling, polluting cars for newer ones. The goal was to get older cars off the road to improve...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program utilizes scientific research to guide consumers and suppliers towards sustainable seafood options, considering the ecological impact and methods of harvesting. It has evolved from an...

We need to be smarter in how we think about climate change. In this episode of #NewEconomicThinking Harvard Kennedy School professor Joseph Aldy describes how economics can help by bridging the gaps between scientists, policy makers,...

Learn the basics about different types of chemical industries, from agriculture to pharmaceutical to energy, and many other uses. In this video, we consider the environmental impact caused by a range of different types of chemical...

This video lecture provides an overview of the economic phenomenon of inflation, including the factors that influence individual pricing strategies and how changes in pricing throughout an economy can lead to inflation. The lecturer also...

In the last couple of days, a dossier from the Yellowhammer Operation leaked, showing us for the first time what the government think will happen after a no deal. In this video we dive into the contents of the document and how the UK...

Many people have a negative reaction to the sound of a buzzing insect. Past experience or an allergic reaction may inspire a person to run from or even swat at a bee. However, bumblebees actually help humans, and right now they need the...

In this video, a couple discusses their garbage collection and recycling habits. They talk about the amount of garbage they produce, the different types of waste they separate, and the increase in consumption during the holiday season....

Planet Earth is our home, but unfortunately humans have caused a great deal of damage to it. How have humans impacted Earth and what are the consequences? This clear and informative program answers this question through the use of...

Water is the life-blood of Yosemite National Park. The Tuolumne and Merced rivers water some of the most productive farmland on the Earth, and urban dwellers throughout the state depend on the Sierra Nevada snowpack for their domestic...

What happens when human structures and nature come into conflict? Ocean Beach in San Francisco is naturally eroding, but the consequence of this shifting shoreline is that a sewage treatment plant is put in peril. Without intervention,...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?

The video is a lecture presentation on the human impacts on biodiversity. The presenter discusses how common human activities, such as fishing and farming, can have unforeseen consequences that reduce biodiversity. They explain the...

When people started using large nets to capture tuna in the 1960s, many spotted dolphins were killed because they were found living with tuna. Scientists responded by sending “observers” on tuna boats to keep track of the number of...

This summer's bushfire disaster has already taken 28 lives directly, but countless others could suffer from the health impacts of prolonged exposure to toxic smoke.

Populations of migrating birds have declined sharply, and scientists are trying to figure out why. This audio story features an interview with a biologist and bird expert about how and why scientists are tracking migratory birds and what...

Fire archeologist Jun Kinoshita came to Yosemite National Park in 2001 from a seasonal archeologist position at Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park in Skagway, Alaska.

New NSF grants are helping us better understand our coasts; NSF's David Conover explains.

This video discusses the impact of climate change on our personal world and how an AI algorithm can show us what our homes would look like if they were flooded. It also introduces the #TeamTrees initiative, which aims to raise $20...

In this video, we explore the major signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease including the 4 cardinal signs AND the mechanism of Parkinson’s disease as it related to the basal nuclei in detail.

LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory for detecting ripples in...

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